HogWild IPA - Aviator Brewing Company

tone77

Pennsylvania

2.6/5  rDev -31%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 2 | feel: 3 | overall: 2.5

Poured from a 12 oz. can. Has a cloudy dark golden color with a 1 inch head. Smell is of hops, pine. Taste is very bitter, some pine, unbalanced and not very good. Feels medium bodied and very bitter in the mouth and overall I did not care so much for this beer.

Serving type: can

03-14-2013 11:39:19 | More by tone77

rfbarry

3.75/5  rDev -0.5%

05-22-2013 02:47:52 | More by rfbarry

Bonko_the_sane

North Carolina

3.5/5  rDev -7.2%

05-12-2013 18:22:29 | More by Bonko_the_sane

Larrydoherty

Massachusetts

3.5/5  rDev -7.2%

05-10-2013 01:26:26 | More by Larrydoherty

BEERchitect

Kentucky

4/5  rDev +6.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

With an elegant malt base and a less-strict hop dominance; Aviator's flagship IPA shares an American, British, and somewhat Austrian influence for uniqueness and charm.

Bright goldenrod in color, the beer builds a frothy, creamy head that settles into a somewhat fluid density after a few minutes. Solid retention and subtle haze continue to sing the praises of a well made American IPA.

Bright, zesty, herbal, and and pleasantly fragrant- the nose is chocked full of broad grass, wood spice, pine needles and light citrus. And heading into taste, the aromas bridge over to flavor in seamless fashion. Backed by the supple and elegant malt taste of crackers, bread crust, and thin grain sweetness, the malts support the hops but never try to rival them in balance. The beer turns at middle palate away from the earthen spice and malt sweetness and toward dry malt complexes and deep, sharp and resinous bitterness that's similar to grapefruit and orange peels.

Firmly dry to finish, a return of pine accompanies alcohol warmth and soft hop-derived astringency. Its hop display is very complex and highly variant despite the bulk of flavor resides under the threshold of obvious flavor profiling. Its an easy drinking IPA that's well suited for a vast array of cuisine or occasions.

Serving type: on-tap

05-03-2013 19:07:12 | More by BEERchitect

jduprey007

Michigan

3.75/5  rDev -0.5%

04-28-2013 02:15:23 | More by jduprey007

tsing

North Carolina

4.25/5  rDev +12.7%

04-27-2013 21:20:27 | More by tsing

OldhouseRecs

North Carolina

3.5/5  rDev -7.2%

04-26-2013 01:14:00 | More by OldhouseRecs

Daktah

North Carolina

3.75/5  rDev -0.5%

04-24-2013 17:08:39 | More by Daktah

facundoCNB

New Jersey

3.89/5  rDev +3.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

a clean light copper pour with 2 fingers of frothy head which gave off excellent lacing and dissipated very slowly. smells of fresh hops (piney, grapefruit, garlic) and caramel. the flavor is a bit on the herbal side of hops, some light garlic spicyness, a lingering bitterness throughout with a kiss of grapefruit citrus flavor towards the finish. slightly sweet caramel bready flavor for the aftertaste. medium body, slightly creamy mouthfeel, moderate amount of carbonation.

a really nice ipa. wasn't expecting much from this one, but i'm quite happy with it.

Serving type: can

04-23-2013 00:23:26 | More by facundoCNB

Apathetiq

Massachusetts

4/5  rDev +6.1%

04-22-2013 14:12:26 | More by Apathetiq

danwho

California

3.5/5  rDev -7.2%

04-21-2013 01:40:41 | More by danwho

Daniellobo

District of Columbia

3.75/5  rDev -0.5%

04-12-2013 01:31:10 | More by Daniellobo

woodychandler

Pennsylvania

4.39/5  rDev +16.4%
look: 3.25 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25

Big ups and major props to my local, in-person trader, tone77, for keeping The CANQuest (TM) in mind during his recent visit to North Carolina! I CANnot CANvey how excited I am to try some of these CANned beers!

From the CAN: "A golden brew made with Pale Ale and Vienna malts. HogWild is a veritable fest of hops. The beer is designed to let the hops shine through; the flavor is not hidden with sweet malts. HogWild is brewed with Chinook, Columbus, Cascade and dry-hopped with Magnum and Willamette. Hoppy and refreshing ale."; "SRM: 5.4".

I was so excited on the Crack to see another brimful CAN that I went with an inverted Glug and ended up with overflow for the first time in a long while. Whoops! In the meantime, my kitchen smelled like a hops processing facility - citrus (primarily grapefruit) and pine forest were prevalent. The massive, rocky, eggshell-white head slowly fell, leaving a load of lacing in its wake. Leaning in, the nose was like the proposed name of my bar - Woody's House of Rabbit, Kangaroo and Frog. Hops, hops and more hops! When I say that the head was massive and rocky, I mean that it looked like it had been sprayed out of a non-dairy whip CANnister or taken off the top of a lemon meringue pie. Color was a hazy orangish-yellow, so I was unsure about their SRM rating as I do not have a chart. The smell was starting to drive me mental! I am reading Irvine Welsh's latest, "Skagboys" and although my hop habit is not what it once was, I still occasionally get the screeching monkey on my back and this was one of those times. Mouthfeel was medium and the bitterness of the grapefruit hops was prevalent on the tongue. With all of the other data provided, I wonder why they did not tell us the IBUs. Some reviewers have taken them to task for this being unbalanced, but I say that is truth in advertising and caveat emptor! It is meant to be a hop bomb for hop heads and as a self-avowed lupulin lover, this was in my wheelhouse. Finish was dry, bone-dry, dry as the Zephyr winds blowing across the Sahara Desert dry. When I talk of a beer being gaspingly dry, this is to what I am referring. I need some water! And maybe a hit of oxygen. Whew! Good, but not for everybody.

Serving type: can

04-09-2013 20:21:44 | More by woodychandler

AC-Mivsek

Ohio

3.75/5  rDev -0.5%

04-07-2013 17:38:02 | More by AC-Mivsek

ChopsMeister

Minnesota

3.5/5  rDev -7.2%

04-07-2013 08:06:42 | More by ChopsMeister

DavidGross

Ohio

3.25/5  rDev -13.8%

04-06-2013 02:11:02 | More by DavidGross

En29356

Texas

3.5/5  rDev -7.2%

04-05-2013 01:46:32 | More by En29356

BigTrubble

North Carolina

3.75/5  rDev -0.5%

04-04-2013 01:03:40 | More by BigTrubble

fredmugs

Indiana

3/5  rDev -20.4%

04-03-2013 00:04:18 | More by fredmugs

MightiestBeard

Florida

4/5  rDev +6.1%

03-27-2013 00:10:41 | More by MightiestBeard

chinchill

South Carolina

3.36/5  rDev -10.9%
look: 2.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 3.25

Mixed reactions to this 12 oz can of Aviator IPA. There was too much foamy head, even with a fairly gentle pour. The medium body was about right for style and it seemed smoother than average, but there was also an astringency that I felt even on my lips.It has a very good citrus aroma from the hops followed by a relatively disappointing nad much more earthy/herbal (but good) flavor.

O: Decent but too many unflawed IPAs out there to recommend this one.

Serving type: can

03-27-2013 00:10:37 | More by chinchill

TequilaTom

Ohio

3.25/5  rDev -13.8%

03-24-2013 11:11:23 | More by TequilaTom

rodlavers

Pennsylvania

3/5  rDev -20.4%

03-22-2013 22:48:41 | More by rodlavers

dpodratsky3

Georgia

3.89/5  rDev +3.2%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75

12 oz can poured into pint glass

A: Nearly totally clear light orange, pale in shade, head sticks easily, white and chunky head

S: Pine but hints of fruit as well, good mix

T: Similar to aroma, but with a decent malt backbone, alcohol is present a little too much, ends with a much more resiny taste than the aroma hinted at, malt isn't caramel at all

M: Dry, lower carbonation, medium mouthfeel

O: Good qualities but some how it doesn't quite live up to its potential

Serving type: can

03-20-2013 01:34:31 | More by dpodratsky3